Case xx Metal Stampings ltd WW2 Folding Knife with Marlin Spike

[browningautorifle]

what reason did they give you for having it

No one ever gave a reason for having that knife at all. They issued it because they had truck loads of them. The marlin spike was simply a hold over.

[gew8805]

Well, if for nothing else, it is THE tool for untying tight knots, especially when wet. At the time these knives were on issue, natural hemp rope was still almost all there was for use by all forces and the marlin spike was used frequently for that and, I'm sure, other purposes.

I had hoped to post the pictures I promised this weekend but due to a death in the family there has been no time. I will get to it eventually, my apologies.